Net Zero Strategies: From commitments to accountability in the real economy

As the urgency of climate action intensifies, moving from target setting to transition planning has become a defining challenge for companies, investors, policymakers and regulators. Companies across high-emitting sectors have published net zero commitments and decarbonisation strategies; yet the critical question is whether climate targets will be translated into concrete decarbonisation levers, low-carbon business models and, ultimately, real-world action.

Are corporate transition plans credible? How can industries, policymakers, investors, and academia distinguish genuine decarbonisation strategies from commitments that lack substance? And what role can rigorous, independent assessment play in holding companies accountable and driving meaningful climate action?

Organised by the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), this event will review the state of corporate transition plans in the oil & gas and diversified mining sectors, what credible transition plans look like and why they matter from policy, investor and industry perspectives.

• Date: Tuesday 23 June 2026
• Time: 18.30 – 20.00 BST
• Venue: Malaysia Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE, Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE
• How to attend
  • In person: register here.
  • Online: register here.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Vanessa Havard-Williams OBE, Member, UK Transition Finance Council and Chair, UK Finance Market Review
• Kate McGrath, Head of ESG, Fixed Income, Aberdeen
• Peter Metcalfe, Executive Committee Member, IPIECA
• Alireza Modirzadeh, Research Project Lead, TPI Centre at LSE
• Chair and moderator: Carmen Nuzzo, Professor in Practice and Executive Director, TPI Centre at LSE

We look forward to welcoming you in person at LSE or online globally.